Merklín is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Merklín | |
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![]() Church of Saint Nicholas | |
Coordinates: 49°33′38″N 13°11′53″E / 49.56056°N 13.19806°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Plzeň |
District | Plzeň-South |
First mentioned | 1356 |
Area | |
• Total | 17.01 km2 (6.57 sq mi) |
Elevation | 385 m (1,263 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,194 |
• Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 334 52 |
Website | www |
Merklín lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of Plzeň and 106 km (66 mi) south-west of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Kloušov and Lhota are administrative parts of Merklín.
Demographics
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 1,729 | — |
1880 | 1,878 | +8.6% |
1890 | 2,056 | +9.5% |
1900 | 2,275 | +10.7% |
1910 | 2,261 | −0.6% |
1921 | 2,205 | −2.5% |
1930 | 1,901 | −13.8% |
1950 | 1,306 | −31.3% |
1961 | 1,384 | +6.0% |
1970 | 1,156 | −16.5% |
1980 | 1,064 | −8.0% |
1991 | 1,063 | −0.1% |
2001 | 1,021 | −4.0% |
2011 | 1,182 | +15.8% |
2021 | 1,136 | −3.9% |
Source: Censuses[2][3] |
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Plzeň-jih" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
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